Improvement in beer-faucets



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FRANK J. WALZ AND CHARLES Sinnen, or HUDSON, NEW JERSEY.

Letters Patent No. 75,085, dated March 3, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEER-PAUGBT.

Be it known that we, FRANK J. WALz and CHARLES Srnen, both of 'the city and'county of Hudson, State of New Jersey, have invented an Improved Air-Cock; and do hereby declaro that the saine is fully described andrepresented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, of whch- Figure 1 is an elevation on a reduced scale, and

Figure 2 a longitudinal and vertical section.

The nature of our` invention consists in constructing a beer or ale-cock in such a. manner that as the beer 4or ale is drawn vfrom the barrel, the cock, by means of an air-pump or plunger contained in it, will force air into and agitato the beer-or ale, thereby causing` the old as well as new beer or ale to foam and produce a rich, creamy surface. I

The construction of our invention is as' follows: The accompanying drawings jreprcsent an ordinary cock,

ofwfhicrA is the valve-seat, with arm B,'which enters the beer-barrel, and having on its end a. rose or series of perforations, b, through which the liquor enters the cock. D is the valve. The air-pump is placed within the valve D, of which E isthe pump-barrel, resting on the valve D. -This barrel E is smaller in diameter vthan the interior,1 d, of the valve D, and h as circular openings', e, about midway of its height, through which the air and beer enter the barrel E of the pump, while, atits lower end,.the said barrel is perforated with numerous fine holes, e', through which the air' and beer are expelled by the plunger F. The plunger-rod I is encircled by a tubular guide, G, which is screwed into the valve at II, while attached to its upper end is a spiral spring, K, by means of which, and the finger of the tapster, the plunger F is operated. The plunger F snugly its the barrel E, and is of such length as to cover the perfor-ations, e e, at all times,except when raised to its full height, so that no beer or liquor shall enter the barrel above it.

Having described the nature and-construction of ourV invention, we will new describe its operation.

The cock being placed in the beerbnrrel,1and itis desired to draw o` the beer, the valve D is turned in the proper direction. New, as the beer lows through the space d, between the pump-barrel E and the valve D, a portion of the iowing beer and air containedtherein will enter the pump-barrel at c. The tapster, by placing his ti'pger on the top of the plunger-rod I, and pressing the plunger downwards, the air and-beer contained in `the pump-barrel E will be driven forth through the perforations, e', in numerous ine streams, while7 on removing his finger, the plunger is carried upwards by means of the spiral spring K, the pump-barrel E receiving .another charge on its return stroke. And this operation, performed in quick succession', agitatessthe air and beer, causing the ale or beer to foam, and thus we produce a. rich, creamy surface' on old or new ale and beer as it is drawn from the barrel into a vessel.

Having described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is-

The combination of the. punip-barrel E, having sideand end-perforations e and e', the plunger F and spring K, 'arranged and operating in connection with the faucet, so as to commingle air with the liquor during its discharge, substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.`

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our signatures.

FRANK J.' WALZ,

CHARLES STECK.

Witnesses:

A. NEILL, ARNO R. Douai.v 

